Bitcoin Expert to Talk at Bimini Boatyard Friday

Bitcoin is said to have been created five years ago by an anonymous computer programmer (or programmers) called Satoshi Nakamoto. This pseudonym is a male Japanese name, but it’s never been traced to a real person and no one knows for sure if one or many individuals created the electronic…

Florida Man Rages, Robs After Hearing Cost of Subway’s Cookies

On May 1, a customer entered a Pompano Beach Subway looking nervous. He paced back and forth across the eatery’s lobby before asking employee Joaquin Zapata to ring him up for a soda and chips. Apparently changing his mind at the register, he then inquired instead about the price of…

Rick Scott Approves Tax Holiday for Hurricane Supplies

Floridians who go out and purchase hurricane supplies can expect not to pay any sales tax, thanks to Rick Scott signing the hurricane tax-holiday bill, HB 5601, on Monday. The tax holiday means that things like batteries, generators, radios, tarps, and first-aid kits will be sales-tax-free during hurricane season, which…

Tea Party Speaker Larry Horist Lobbied for Red Chinese and Big Tobacco

Chicago businessman and GOP activist Larry Horist moved to Boca Raton two years ago and has started to make a splash in local right-wing circles. He’s featured speaker at tonight’s Wellington meeting of the Palm Beach County Tea Party. See also: – Tea Party: Let’s Rewrite the U.S. Constitution Touted…

Drone Nearly Collided With Airliner Over Florida

The Federal Aviation Administration says an unmanned drone nearly collided with a commercial US Airways jet over Florida several weeks ago. The FAA says the possibility of drones and planes crashing into one another is becoming more and more a threat. According to reports, on March 22, the 50-seat airliner…

Nova High School Evacuated Over Bomb Threat UPDATED

Update: Authorities have given the all-clear after the package the bomb squad inspected was ruled not to be a threat. Suspicions arose after a bag was found in the school parking lot. A bomb squad robot inspected the bag and found there was nothing in it. The bomb squad took…

Margate City Commission Approves Same-Sex Health Benefits

You can now add Margate in the growing number of Broward County and Palm Beach cities extending benefits to same-sex couples. In a 3-2 vote earlier this week, Margate’s city commissioners approved to extend benefits to same-sex couples who were legally married in another state, or are in a domestic…

Marco Rubio Is Ignoring Threats to South Florida’s Environment

Earlier this week, the White House released its National Climate Assessment, and, judging by the results of that assessment, things are looking pretty bleak for the environment. Particularly in South Florida. Sea levels are on the rise, and South Florida is sinking. But Sen. and presidential hopeful Marco Rubio has…

New Florida Law Allows for “Social Purpose Corporations”

Wouldn’t it be nice if folks who wanted to form a Florida corporation to do good (it could happen) and turn a profit were able to incorporate without worrying about being sued for putting the good ahead of the profit? See also: Medical Marijuana: Who Will Profit? Only One “Marijuana”…

Six Best Mother’s Day Gifts From The Swap Shop

Let’s do a little creative visualization: You are the first mother in the history of the human race. One day, something starts growing inside your uterus, kicking and leaching nutrients for nine months before choosing one of the smallest holes on your body to emerge from. After unimaginable pain, you…

Ten Worst Draft Picks In Miami Dolphins History

In case you haven’t noticed what with all the Miami Heat awesomeness lately, the NFL Draft is going down Thursday night. And, as is pretty much the case every year, your Miami Dolphins have the 19th overall selection because nothing rewards mediocrity more than mediocrity. The Fins have been going…